American students want more crypto in their courses. A survey commissioned by OKX shows that 90% of them support the teaching of cryptocurrencies and blockchain at university. Programs are following much more slowly: only about 28% of accredited U.S. business schools offered courses on blockchain in a separate study conducted in 2025. In between, social media takes the place.
In brief
- 90% of students surveyed support crypto and blockchain education.
- Only about 28% of accredited U.S. business schools offer blockchain courses.
- One in three students cite social networks or influencers as their first source of crypto information.
Crypto is already of wide interest to students
The American university has not completely discovered the subject. Institutions had already started to integrate blockchain into their curricula several years ago. The demand now seems much broader.
OKX surveyed 500 students and 500 parents in the United States through Pollfish. Among students, 90% say they are in favor of teaching crypto and blockchain at university. Parents follow almost at the same level: 87%. Some even want to go further. 27% of students think these courses should become compulsory. Among parents, the proportion reaches 32%.
The survey did not recruit participants from OKX customers. However, the exchange did not communicate the weighting of the survey, its margin of error or the proportion of respondents already owning cryptos. The figures therefore give a trend. Not a perfect snapshot of all American campuses.
Social media fills the void
The problem comes when students actually seek to learn. 33% cite social media or influencers as their primary source of information about crypto.
Schools, teachers and professors come far behind. Almost five times fewer students choose them as their first source. Another study published in 2025 reviewed 533 American universities with an accredited business school. Only about 28% offered courses dedicated to blockchain.
Demand is therefore moving faster than programs. Specialized training is developing in parallel. In France too, blockchain courses are now seeking to meet a growing demand for Web3 skills.
In the United States, many students still go through YouTube, X, TikTok or specialized creators before encountering the subject in a lecture hall. It’s practical. The quality varies enormously. A tutorial on how Bitcoin works might end up next to a memecoin promotion or a trading strategy touted as almost foolproof.
Parents interviewed also use other sources. For 21% of them, crypto platforms and applications are the first place to look for information. The school remains far behind in both groups.
Universities still have some catching up to do
Crypto no longer really lacks subjects that could be included in a curriculum. Bitcoin, stablecoins, tokenization, smart contracts, decentralized finance, cybersecurity and regulation can already fill several modules.
The professions also follow. Blockchain developers, analysts, compliance specialists, Web3 consultants or security experts are now appearing in sector recruitment. Tremplin.io recently returned to the role of education in the adoption of Web3 and programs aimed at young people.
Universities therefore do not start from scratch. They just leave late. The difficulty also comes from the speed of the sector. A course built around the crypto market of 2022 may already seem old in 2026. The rules change, the tools evolve and certain economic models disappear in a few months.
Social networks don’t wait for the next university year. Neither do the students. For now, 90% say they want to learn. Only about 28% of the business schools surveyed already have a blockchain course. Between the two, influencers have found their place.
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